Chapter Summaries

M.S.C. struggled to keep up with new orders and discussed whether Fred and George should leave school to help, but Remus Lupin urged them to finish their studies. Quirinus Quirrell joined the group and described his work with Nicolas Flamel before Fred revealed a strange new magical item.

• Remus Lupin explained that M.S.C. lacked workers and faced communication difficulties with Beauxbatons graduates seeking to join.
• Fred and George offered to leave Hogwarts early to help, but Remus Lupin reminded them that Molly wanted them to earn their certificates.
• Fred and George decided they still wanted to stay at Hogwarts and joked with Wizet and Luna about the phrase, “We don't have that much time.”
• Remus Lupin brought Quirinus Quirrell into the room, and Quirrell told the group about becoming Nicolas Flamel's student and joining M.S.C.
• Quirrell revealed that Nicolas Flamel used the Revealing Projection Screen and praised the cleverness behind its design.
• Fred pulled a strange, camouflage-painted magical item resembling an enlarged Bundimun from his pocket.

Fred and George demonstrated Mother's Little Helper, an inexpensive magical device that consumed things it did not recognize, to Quirinus Quirrell. Quirrell praised its design and said it was ready for production, while revealing his teacher Nicolas Flamel had long sought to witness Rowena Ravenclaw's alchemy.

• Fred and George showed Quirrell how Mother's Little Helper ate biscuit crumbs and explained that Wizet, Luna, Neville, and Hannah had helped develop it.
• Quirrell recognized French alchemy and Hogwarts alchemy, and said Nicolas Flamel had regretted never witnessing Rowena Ravenclaw's alchemy.
• George hinted that Ravenclaw's alchemy was hidden in Hogwarts, and Quirrell guessed it was in the enormous suits of armor.
• Quirrell deduced that the device used familiar objects to identify rubbish and praised its simple, automatic cleaning design.
• Quirrell inspected Mother's Little Helper, recognized that it was cheap, and declared it ready for production.

Wizet explained how French alchemy shaped Fred and George’s Mother’s Little Helper, and Quirinus Quirrell accepted a position with M.S.C. Sirius Black then demonstrated a magical item made from his own hand bone, leaving Fred and George eager to learn how it worked.

• Quirinus Quirrell asked Fred and George how they had developed Mother’s Little Helper, and they credited Wizet as their technical consultant.
• Wizet explained that he adapted principles from Beauxbatons’ Restricted Section by giving the item a Bundimun-like shell that resonated with the Bundimun inside and reduced its cost.
• Quirinus Quirrell set aside his frustration at Wizet’s progress, and Remus Lupin welcomed him to M.S.C.
• Sirius Black placed a hand bone on the table, drank a potion, and made the bone crawl around the dishes before it collapsed back into place.
• Sirius Black told Fred and George that the bone was his own, since someone else’s bones could not move that way using only potions.

Sirius showed Quirinus Quirrell the experimental magical tool made from his hand bones, which used Sympathetic Magic to help his younger brother move again. Quirrell began explaining the principles behind the dangerous soul-related magic, and Fred and George admitted they knew Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley.

• Fred and George admired Sirius's hand-bone magical tool, while Remus Lupin noticed Quirinus Quirrell's concern.
• Sirius showed Quirrell that his hands were intact, and Quirrell examined the bones and sensed their weakening Sympathetic Magic connection to Sirius.
• Sirius explained that he had made the tool to try to restore his brave younger brother's ability to move.
• Quirrell warned that using the method to create a magical tool could severely damage the soul, then agreed to explain its general principles.
• Quirrell mentioned Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley, and Fred and George revealed their familiarity with the shop before Remus assured them he would not tell on them.

Quirinus Quirrell explained that the Hand of Glory used a hanged thief’s hand and connected its holder to the dead thief’s emotions, driving them toward crime. He reassured the group that such artifacts were now considered lost, while Sirius hinted that he had experienced side effects from his own experiment.

• Fred and George recognized the Hand of Glory from Borgin and Burkes and asked Quirinus Quirrell what it did.
• Quirinus Quirrell explained that the Hand of Glory could illuminate an area using burnable materials, with its light letting the holder see through another person’s soul.
• Quirinus Quirrell revealed that the artifact was made from a hanged thief’s hand and could influence its holder toward increasingly extreme emotions and repeated crimes.
• Quirinus Quirrell said the dangerous artifact was largely lost and admitted he had worried that Sirius Black might not know the full story when borrowing its principle.
• Sirius Black claimed he had felt side effects while drinking Skele-Gro, then joked that growing bones had been unpleasant.

Wizet explained that Regulus's soul had been separated from his body and described his plan to build an alchemical suit of armor that would let him move again. Quirinus Quirrell recognized Wizet's alchemical skill and was moved by the kindness he had shown him in the past.

• Quirinus Quirrell asked Sirius what had happened to Regulus and offered to help assess the risks of his condition.
• Wizet explained that Regulus's soul and body had been separated, leaving his soul preserved but unable to move.
• Wizet described combining the alchemy of Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw, Sympathetic Magic, and French Alchemy to create a body for Regulus using his preserved skeleton.
• Wizet privately considered whether his new understanding of French Alchemy might eventually help cure Lupin's Lycanthropy.
• Quirinus Quirrell concluded that Wizet had exceeded Nicolas Flamel's expectations and remembered how Wizet's past help had changed his life.

Wizet and Luna walked through the rainy Scottish Highlands, reflecting on Quirinus Quirrell’s happier life and enjoying each other’s company. They sheltered a stranded fox cub until its mother found it and carried it away.

• Wizet and Luna left the Hog's Head Inn and agreed that Quirinus Quirrell seemed to enjoy his life now.
• Wizet and Luna visited the Magical Radish shop, but its owner was away, so they headed back toward Hogwarts.
• Wizet and Luna ran through a sudden downpour without using magic until they noticed a frightened young red fox.
• Luna sheltered the fox cub with fallen leaves while Wizet conjured an umbrella for her.
• The mother red fox found the cub, checked that it was safe, and carried it away by the scruff of its neck.

After helping a mother fox and her cub escape the rain, Luna and Wizet shared a joyful walk back to Hogsmeade, with Luna riding on Wizet’s back. They reached the village soaked and happy, where Aberforth Dumbledore brought them to the Hog’s Head Inn and dried them with magic.

• Luna relaxed after the mother fox and her cub disappeared safely into the rain, and Wizet comforted her.
• Wizet carried Luna on his back through the rain, and they shared a warm, playful journey toward Hogsmeade.
• Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall discussed presenting their refined spell to Wizet after Halloween.
• Aberforth Dumbledore spotted Wizet and Luna, brought them to the Hog’s Head Inn, and dried their clothes with a wave of his wand.

Hogwarts students discussed Snape’s relaxed memorization punishment and the mysterious noises from his office, while Anthony read a report about a Muggle mayor whose use of Felix Felicis preceded a series of fatal accidents. The chapter left the cause and details of the mayor’s death to the newspaper article.

• Michael Corner asked Anthony Goldstein whether he had heard what happened during his dungeon patrol near Snape’s office, and Anthony said he had heard loud noises but had not stayed to investigate.
• Owls delivered the Daily Prophet, and Anthony read a headline about Felix Felicis and the death of a newly elected Mexican mayor.
• Anthony told his dormmates that Muggle mayoral candidate Carlos Rivera had used Felix Felicis, won the election, and died in a series of accidents on the night of his celebration banquet.
• Anthony passed the newspaper to Michael and the others after struggling to contain his laughter at the bizarre account of Rivera’s death.

Terry, Anthony, Michael, and Chris discussed a Daily Prophet report about a Mexican politician who died after consuming Felix Felicis, then considered why Muggle-world news and magical goods were increasingly crossing into each other. Anthony left the group with his theory that the magical world was deliberately letting Muggles encounter magic.

• Terry, Anthony, Michael, and Chris read a Daily Prophet report explaining that Carlos Rivi had fallen into a barbecue pit and that Felix Felicis had helped him win his election.
• Michael and Chris initially missed the report’s “Well Done” pun, but Anthony explained that it referred both to Rivi’s campaign promise and to his being cooked through.
• Anthony pointed out that the Daily Prophet had recently published more stories about the Muggle world, while Michael argued that Muggles must be wealthy because they could buy Felix Felicis and magical goods.
• Anthony proposed that the magical world was cooperating with the Muggle world to let Muggles encounter magic and experience its wonders and dangers.
• Terry compared Anthony’s theory to a plot from Wizard Vede and the Magical World, but Anthony interrupted him and asked to finish explaining.

Anthony showed Michael, Chris, and Terry his notebook of news reports and notes, which revealed that magical authorities had become far less effective at handling incidents involving magical creatures. He argued that the Muggle investigators were uncovering magic on their own because Wizet had advised the students not to interfere with their normal work, then questioned how a Muggle mayor had obtained Felix Felicis.

• Anthony showed his roommates his clippings and notes about recent magical incidents in the Congo, Burkina Faso, and Papua New Guinea.
• Chris, Terry, and Michael noticed that similar cases were taking much longer to resolve than they had in the past.
• Anthony suggested that cooperation with the Muggle world explained the reduced efficiency of magical authorities, and Terry guessed that Wizet had ordered Ministry employees to cause it.
• Anthony explained that Wizet had told the students to behave normally and let the High Inquisitors investigate whatever they wanted.
• Anthony pointed out that a Muggle mayor had obtained Felix Felicis and asked how he could have learned about and purchased the potion.

Anthony argued that the wizarding world had eased its control over dangerous magical objects, leaving Muggles to learn about magic through experience because there were too few wizards to explain everything. He discussed the new Minister for Magic, Amelia Bones, and Barty Crouch Sr.'s appointment as head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

• Michael speculated that a Muggle mayor had overdosed on Felix Felicis, and Anthony challenged his theory with questions about the potion's seller and the mayor's warning.
• Michael concluded that the mayor had ignored the Potions master's warning, and Anthony used his explanation to argue that Muggles were being left to discover magic's dangers themselves.
• Anthony noted that reports of magical objects causing trouble among Muggles had nearly disappeared, while Terry suggested Ron's father's promotion and new government role might explain the change.
• Anthony said there were too few wizards to warn Muggles about every danger, so letting them make mistakes was a lower-cost approach.
• Anthony criticized Cornelius Fudge's record and said Amelia Bones was more proactive, then remarked that she had appointed Barty Crouch Sr. head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Malcolm Sharma and the other High Inquisitors learned from Professor Binns how a wizard used the Patronus Charm to drive Dementors away during the Battle of Agincourt. Later, Malcolm privately approached Wizet to ask about Dark Magic creatures, seeking to understand how magic could affect battles and how Muggles might face such threats.

• Professor Binns told the High Inquisitors that Gifford Ollerton had driven Dementors away from the French army at Agincourt with a Patronus Charm.
• Malcolm Sharma asked whether Muggles could resist Dementors, and Professor Binns said that history showed they could not.
• The High Inquisitors left class and discussed Professor Binns's account, while Malcolm explained that he wanted a broader understanding of the wizarding world.
• At lunch, Malcolm asked Wizet to speak with him privately and said Galen Claudius and Lyall Lupin had recommended Wizet as an expert on Dark Magic creatures.
• Malcolm told Wizet he wanted answers about Dark Magic creatures because he was investigating magic's effect on battles and the danger such creatures posed to Muggles.

Malcolm Sharma reviewed Wizet Lovegood’s many achievements while gathering information for a North American assignment to assess a plan to create a celebrity wizard. He then asked Wizet about dangerous magical creatures, and Wizet identified Dark Magic creatures as the most troublesome while noting widespread creature research and smuggling.

• Malcolm Sharma recalled Wizet’s early Hogwarts Quidditch and academic successes, including Ravenclaw’s Quidditch House Cup and Wizet’s all-O exam results.
• Malcolm Sharma learned of Wizet’s Animagus research, his role in stopping the New York dragon attack, and the honors he received in North America.
• Malcolm Sharma compiled Wizet’s awards and titles for the FBI, following an assignment connected to President Bill’s plan to promote a “Wizet Lovegood-style” celebrity wizard.
• Wizet told Malcolm Sharma that Dark Magic creatures were likely the most difficult to handle and noted that many people were researching magical creatures amid frequent smuggling cases.
• Malcolm Sharma acknowledged that curiosity and profit made creature smuggling difficult to prevent.

Wizet explained to Malcolm Sharma how Dementors and other non-beings were contained rather than destroyed, and shared his theory that extreme negative emotions helped create Dark Magic creatures. He gave Malcolm his research on Bloody Mary and suggested that reducing such emotions could prevent these creatures from appearing on a large scale.

• Wizet told Malcolm that non-beings such as Dementors could not be destroyed, though their numbers eventually stabilized when conditions for their reproduction disappeared.
• Wizet explained that Cornelius Fudge had once bred Dementors, but those creatures had since disappeared.
• Wizet said the Bloody Mary creature behind the Paris Region Incident had been deliberately created through Ritual Magic from a Muggle party game and the Puberty Crisis.
• Wizet reassured Malcolm that companionship and parental support could help dispel the dangers associated with Bloody Mary.
• Wizet duplicated his notebook on Bloody Mary and gave it to Malcolm, explaining that extreme negative emotions might cause Dark Magic creatures to emerge.

Wizet explained to Malcolm Sharma how the Bernard family helped him learn about the Puberty Crisis, then addressed Sharma’s doubts about whether magic and technology could coexist. He compared both to fruits grown by humanity on the world’s tree, leaving Sharma wondering whether Wizet had already begun combining them.

• Wizet told Malcolm Sharma that Wood, Claire Bernard, and her non-wizard family had helped him obtain information about the Puberty Crisis.
• Malcolm Sharma asked whether magic and technology could truly integrate, and recalled that a scientist had taken his own life after learning magic existed.
• Sharma described similar cases across North America, where people rejected magic after discovering it was real.
• Wizet compared the world to a tree, humanity to the tree’s roots, and magic and technology to fruits cultivated through different methods.
• Sharma agreed that wizards and non-wizards were all human, then asked whether Wizet had already begun exploring ways to combine magic and technology.

Wizet asked Malcolm Sharma to help gather information about nineteenth-century cushion-making, assembly-line production, braking systems, and the history of safe civilian air travel. He also suggested that Malcolm discuss obtaining an airplane with his friends, the two Mr. Weasleys.

• Wizet explained that he wanted cooperation and help from Malcolm’s side rather than one-sided support.
• Malcolm accepted Wizet’s notebook as valuable and offered to lobby for benefits in return.
• Wizet asked Malcolm to find information about cushion-making improvements during the early nineteenth century and the development of assembly-line production.
• Wizet requested broad information about braking systems and how airplanes became safe for civilian travel.
• Malcolm offered to discuss getting an airplane, and Wizet said the two Mr. Weasleys might want one after flying in an airplane before.

Wizet learned that Fred and George had asked Malcolm Sharma to help them buy an airplane in North America, then arranged for Malcolm to collect people’s reactions to materials from every age group, including children. As Wizet prepared to leave, Dumbledore told him he had found a Horcrux and would invite him to investigate it before the holiday break.

• Malcolm Sharma told Wizet that Fred and George had patiently asked him about buying an airplane, and Wizet understood why they had sought help in North America.
• Wizet asked Malcolm Sharma to show the materials to people of different ages and report their impressions, including drawings and writing from children.
• Malcolm Sharma accepted the task and agreed to bring Wizet any questions people raised.
• Wizet received a message from Dumbledore confirming the whereabouts of a Horcrux and inviting him to come look at it.
• Dumbledore told Wizet they would probably leave just before the holiday break and that he would notify him when the time came.

As Gryffindor prepared to face Ravenclaw in the Quidditch Cup, Ron panicked over having to stop Wizet as Keeper. Angelina planned to assess Ravenclaw’s new Beaters before choosing a tactic, revealing that Gryffindor had been practicing Wood’s seventy-seventh Anti-Wizet Tactical Set.

• Ravenclaw students discussed their expected score against Gryffindor and worried about whether Ron could stop Wizet.
• Ron woke from a nightmare and was terrified that he had to face Wizet as Gryffindor’s Keeper.
• Fred and George tried to encourage Ron by pointing out that Wizet could not use his wand during the match, but Ron asked them to take his place.
• Angelina told Fred and George to assess Ravenclaw’s new Beaters, Isaiah Racher and Humphrey Leo, before deciding whether to use Wood’s tactics.
• Angelina learned that the tactic Gryffindor had been practicing was the seventy-seventh Anti-Wizet Tactical Set.

Wizet dazzled the crowd with a series of professional Quidditch techniques as Ravenclaw surged ahead of Gryffindor. After Humphrey Leo was injured and Ravenclaw lost a Beater, Wizet continued scoring, leaving Lee Jordan eager to discover what other techniques he had hidden.

• Lee Jordan introduced both teams as Wizet’s return to the Quidditch pitch drew loud cheers.
• Wizet, Roger Davies, and Jeremy Stretton worked together to give Ravenclaw an early lead.
• Fred hit Humphrey Leo with a Bludger, seriously injuring him and sending him to the Hospital Wing.
• Wizet scored with a four-shift Phantom Staircase Speed Shift, stunning the crowd and Lee Jordan.
• Wizet followed with a Falcon Boomerang goal as Lee Jordan wondered how many more techniques he had concealed.